Fisheries

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) aims to have at least 20 percent of the world’s fisheries certified to its sustainability standard by 2020 – up from the current level of 12 percent.

A competition established to inspire the increased use of alternative ingredients to fishmeal in aquafeeds has been lambasted for “the organisers’ use of negative messaging, exaggeration and misinform…

The most sustainable fisheries are now also becoming the more profitable, according to a new report on the performance of the EU’s fishing fleet.

Projects to improve the sustainability of small scale fisheries involving crayfish in China, octopus in Senegal, stone crab in Chile, baitfish in Indonesia, and baitfish and tuna in India have been aw…

The belief that fish farms have an adverse impact on the quality of wild fish caught in their vicinity is largely misplaced, according to a recent study.

Marine technology experts are meeting at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage this week as part of the Oceans ’17 conference, which will include considerable coverage of topics related to ‘blue growth’.

A $53 million reservoir restocking project has been launched in northern Ghana this week, by the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye.

Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain have authorized fishing vessels to engage in illegal fishing in West African waters, according to a report released today by Oceana.

Plans to ban all eel fishing in the EU waters of the Baltic Sea for the first time in history have been met with dismay by European fisheries leaders.

Nearly every coastal country has the potential to meet its own domestic seafood needs through aquaculture. according to a recent report from marine scientists at the University of California Santa Bar…

A group of 36 Mexican purse seine vessels has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its yellowfin and skipjack tuna landings.

A talk on a Spanish aquaculture project that aims to secure the long-term future of Atlantic bluefin tuna, is set to be among the highlights of AE2017, which takes place in Croatia next month.

A new short course on the ecosystem approach to fisheries has been launched by Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation.

Ghana’s Western Region Coastal Foundation (WRCF) is leading a programme to promote aquaculture among fishing communities affected by oil and gas production.

Alaska’s salmon season is winding down and, while catches have made the record books in some regions, the state-wide take will fall a bit short of the 204 million fish forecast.

Discarded fishing nets are being recycled into swimwear as part of a campaign to highlight the problems caused by ‘ghost gear’.

Changes in the ecosystem of Lake Michigan suggest that it would be more suitable to stock with lake trout and steelhead rather than Chinook salmon, according to a new study.

Speakers for the upcoming 57th IFFO Annual Conference are set to include Andy Bing (Loch Duart), Christian Martin (DSM), John Connelly (US National Fisheries Institute), Ray Hilborn (University of Was…

Alaska aims to get in on the growing popularity of home meal kits that will deliver seafood directly to American kitchens.

Eleven fishing-related deaths have occurred in Alaska so far this year – the most in 13 years, following a 76 percent decrease in commercial fishing fatalities since the 1980s.